1.1 Jan 2 Bleat

TIMELY REMINDERS:Annual Memberships:
Members who are now renewing their memberships by EFT must complete and
sign a 2012 membership form and either email the form to
treasurer@actvets.cc, mail or bring along to an event. The disclaimer on
our membership form has been amended in accordance with advice from the
AVCC and the insurer. A 2012 licence will not be issued to renewing
club members until a 2012 membership form has been received by the club.
Details of this change can be found at http://www.actvets.cc/membership

Eligibility to Race on 3 January, 2012: If you are not
financial when racing resumes on 3/1/12, you will not be permitted to
race without paying first. Committee members will have their lists on
hand and will be checking each entrant's status at registration. If you
are paying by EFT, you must attach a hard copy of the payment to your
signed membership form.

2012 Calendar Adjustments: (a) 21 January, Old Federal Hwy
event is cancelled for lack of road approvals; (b) 12 February, Bega
event postponed. Substitute events may be inserted, probably at Stromlo
Park.
Festive Season Grade Changes: The Handicapper would like to wish all
club members a Merry Christmas.The following riders have been very good
and have been given a present -
David Gould 111 Criterium F;
Bryan Holloway 50 Criterium A;
Brendan Byatt 511 Criterium A.

RECENT RESULTS:Stomlo Crits, 20 December 2011.
Another
huge field of 98 competitors contested the last Vets' race of the year.
D grade was once again the largest bunch with 22, which allowed Cath
Kelleher to defeat 21 hopefuls, and prove her inaugural and very
impressive performance at the Wheel Race no fluke. In E grade, Kelvin
Alley broke through for his first win at Stromlo, ahead of David Gunther
and 15 others. Bryan Holloway out-sprinted B grade and was rewarded
with the ultimate promotion (see above). There are plenty of new faces
in A grade, but the victor this time was Felix Pirie, an old hand who
won for the first time since late July. Jeremy Gilman-Wells was second
ahead of the much improved Robert Langridge. David Medlock beat Bruce
Goodspeed and Brad Tuohy over the line in C, while Robert Brooks
defeated Dennis Puniard in F, and Tielei Wang made it two wins in the
same night for the ladies, leading Mick Donaldson and G grade home.
Other prominent ladies were Janine Ridsdale, who foolishly finished in
front of the Handicapper in B grade, Sue Powell in C, Linda Banks in D,
Angela Wren in E and Angelika Mauch in G.

After the traditional Christmas truce, hostilities recommence
tomorrow evening at 5:45 pm precisely. Qbn track racers will have to
wait until next week.

Directing This Month?
See website for list of future events and allocated race directors. http://rms.actvets.cc/
Please notify James Jordan (handicapper@actvets.cc) if you are unable to
meet your obligations or provide a substitute director in your absence.
If you are unable to direct for any reason please try to make
alternative arrangements by swapping with other allocated Directors. If
you cannot make a swap please give us at least a week's notice so we can
call for a replacement in a timely fashion.